What is the manual?
The manual for the Los Angeles mod is an instructional guide where you can find alot of helpful information regarding LA mod gameplay.
The manual is provided with the Los Angeles mod package. You can also download it from www.losangelesmod.com.
You need to have a .pdf file reader like Adobe Reader 9 to open and read the manual.

Why did the latest version come as an .exe file?
Because of the new freeplaymap the LA Mod has been released as an .exe file instead of an .e4mod file. The .exe installer comes with an extra option to choose between installing the new freeplay map or keeping the old one.
The new installer should automatically find your Emergency 4 directory.

How do I install the mod?
Unpack the .zip file which contains an .exe file with the name 'Los Angeles Mod v2.0' and a readme file.
Double click 'Los Angeles Mod v2.0' and follow the instructions. Make sure the installer finds the correct installation destiny (your Emergency 4 directory).

When can I expect the next version?
The creator of the mod does not work with a deadline or an exact release date. The next version will be released when it's finished. Have patience and the check the forum for updates.

All other tiller related questions/issues:
Because of the trailer the tiller has many issues. Most of them have been listed:
- The trailer of tiller does not have physics when it is not installed. This prevents the trailer from getting stuck.
- The tiller cannot be installed at windows like the LAFD Aerial Ladder (tower) does.
- The tiller makes weird movements in corners of streets.
- The fireman on the ladder sometimes floats in the air.
- The trailer logic might be buggy and/or slow on older computers.
- The tiller might be buggy during online play on slower connections.

Why is freeplay crashing?
It can happen that Emergency 4 crashes to desktop without an error message.
A code in your configuration file can cause this problem.
To fix this: Go to your Emergency 4 folder and open em4.cfg (or em4deluxe.cfg) with WordPad.
Search for the following 'var name':"e4_doocclusion"
Change the value to: "0"
This will remove the green shadows in your game.

You can also download a new configuration file:
You can download it from downloads.emergency-planet.com.
If the configuration files don't fix your problems, reinstall Emergency 4 and the latest patch.

Why is the freeplaymap not showing up after loading?
If the latest patch isn't installed (properly) you can get this problem.
When you have the French or German version of Emergency 4 you might need to install the latest patch (v1.3).
911 First Responders and Emergency 4 Deluxe are already updated to v1.3. Installing a patch on those games will cause other problems.

Mission 2: Why I can't close the canister?
This is a bug in Emergency 4. This occurs sometimes after you have played another mission or freeplay before this mission.
You have to restart Emergency 4 and the LA mod to fix this problem.

How can I play online?
When you want to play online with the LA mod, you need to have a good internet connection.
Make sure you aren't downloading or uploading stuff, because that can cause problems.
When you haven't changed anything to the LA mod and original game files you can play online without any problems.
To join an existing game, you have to load the mod and look for servers.
Emergency 4 will automaticly filter all LA mod servers, if there are any.

When you are using a router you possible need to forward your network ports.
You can do that on the Internet, using www.portforward.com.
Some people still have problems after portforwarding, maybe it's better to let someone else host a server then.

OTHER

How can I get the camera hack?
To zoom in or out further and get different angles you only have to edit some settings in the configuration file.
To do that, open em4.cfg (or em4deluxe.cfg) with WordPad located in your Emergency 4 directory.
You can change the following values: mincamz, maxcamz, mincampitch and/or maxcampitch.
The screenshots on the LA mod website have been taken using the following values:"e4_maxcampitch" value="80."
"e4_maxcamz" value="3500"
"e4_mincampitch" value="15"
"e4_mincamz" value="100."